Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 31, 2004
Submitted
February 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
84,257 hours, 26,080 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Worn
Location
Fuselage
Part time
84,257 hours, 26,080 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NOSE SECTION EXTERIOR SKIN WORN (STA 8.000 - 25.000, L-15L TO L-17L) HOLD OPEN HOOK COMPT (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 561-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW ED-EDU80-17, DWG U80-R17. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DCO NDT SPM PART 6-10-01-001. FABRICATED FILLER (7075-T6AL 0.050), 2 EA FINGER DOUBLER (7075-T6AL 0.032) AND DOUBLER (7075-T6AL 0.071) IAW ED-EDU80-17, DWG U80-R17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLER, FINGER DOUBLERS AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER, FINGER DOUBLERS AND DOUBLER IAW ED-EDU80-17, DWG U80-R17, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.

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